Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 139 Jiraiya! You're the one who needs to reflect! And that giant toad too!
Tachibana Jiro's words caused Biwa Juzo's expression to become extremely interesting, but the lower half of his face was painted with a strange blood-red varnish, making it difficult to see his emotional changes.

"Ninja Cat...you said that Izumi knows a lot of information about the Akatsuki? Does that include information about Orochimaru?"

Jiraiya never imagined that he would one day ask Shinobu a question.

But he was indeed eager to know where Orochimaru was.

"Capture Orochimaru, who has betrayed the village, and bring him back to Konoha," and "Find the prophesied child mentioned by the Great Toad Sage"—these were practically the only two goals Jiraiya pursued in the latter half of his life.

"It's none of your business if Lord Ikezumi knows." Tachibana Jiro glanced at Jiraiya with disdain and said, "Lord Ikezumi has no responsibility or obligation to share information with you, does he? Besides, as Orochimaru's former best friend, even if you were to find Orochimaru one day, are you sure you would kill him?"

Jiraiya was taken aback.

At this time.

Uchiha Izumi's voice rang out: "You never went to Orochimaru with the intention of killing him, did you?"

His gaze toward Jiraiya was somewhat indifferent: "For you, your anger toward Orochimaru isn't because he did anything evil. It's simply because he betrayed Konoha and the Will of Fire. That's what you, Jiraiya, find most intolerable."

"This proves that your path is completely different from mine. I will also try to find Orochimaru, but my initial intention in finding him was to kill him, so that the innocent victims who died because of him could rest in peace in the Pure Land of the Dead."

Say it.

Uchiha Ikezumi was about to leave.

Before Jiraiya could react, Juzo Biwa suddenly shouted, "Uchiha Izumi! Even if you know some information about Akatsuki, you certainly don't know why I want to contact you, right? Aren't you even a little curious about my purpose?"

He was anxious.

This was the first time in his life that Juzo Biwa had ever seen a ninja so dismissive of "information".

He doesn't understand.

He doesn't understand.

"If you want to express your desire to confide, then say whatever you want," Uchiha Ikezumi said indifferently. "If you want to be a riddle teller, I can't be bothered with you."

Pipa Juzo: "..."

Why is this guy so difficult to get along with? Luckily, he's a Konoha ninja, not a member of Akatsuki.

If this guy were a member of Akatsuki and could potentially be assigned to be his partner, Izumi Hiwa felt he would be driven mad by Izumi Uchiha one day.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Intelligence... requires an equal exchange. I can tell you the purpose of my trip, but you must also tell me the intelligence I want to know."

Juzo Biwa said bluntly, "I want to know information about 'Uchiha Madara'!"

He stopped arrogantly crossing his legs and stood up with a serious expression. His height was about the same as Uchiha Ikezumi's, and he could just look Uchiha Ikezumi in the eye at eye level: "What do you know about 'Uchiha Madara' in the 'Akatsuki' organization?"

Jiraiya: "!!!"

spring:"!!!"

The name "Uchiha Madara" sounded somewhat familiar to Anko, and it also greatly surprised Jiraiya and Izumi, as both of them were very familiar with the name.

"Akatsuki, Madara Uchiha?" Jiraiya took a deep breath. This was information that shocked him even more than the Orochimaru information he had been searching for: "That man, he's still alive?"

For Jiraiya, Madara Uchiha was a remnant of the old era of the ninja world, the generation before him and the generation before that.

Most importantly, didn't the other party die at the hands of the First Hokage on the day of the battle at the Valley of the End?
If the other person didn't die, but survived in some way, how old would he be now?
Jiraiya could hardly hide the shock in his eyes.

He had a feeling that a strange conspiracy was shrouding everything, like a fog that made it impossible to see the truth. Jiraiya, who had almost no information about the matter, also suddenly felt uneasy.

"Uchiha Madara..."

"That ancestor..."

Izumi paused for a moment, then realized, "No... the Uchiha Madara that this guy named Biwa Juzo is talking about can't possibly be the historical Uchiha Madara. It's more likely that it's the Uchiha Madara that Obito Uchiha is impersonating!"

In this atmosphere, and under the expectant gaze of Juzo Biwa, who longed for a response, Izumi Uchiha said indifferently, "Juzo Biwa, you are only suited to be a killing machine on the battlefield, not a spy who gathers intelligence."

Loquat is hidden in ten places, and one is confused.

"When you asked me this question, you silently told me the purpose of your trip—someone in the Akatsuki organization sent you to contact me and gather information about Uchiha Madara."

"This is your purpose. This is Akatsuki's goal." Uchiha Izumi paused, then continued, "Let me guess, who exactly is so curious about 'Uchiha Madara'?"

“Nagato… he’s not that kind of person. Whether Madara Uchiha was Madara or not is irrelevant to him.”

Pipa Juzo was taken aback.

Nagato...

who is it?
Jiraiya, who had been listening intently, suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Uchiha Ikezumi with disbelief.

“Yahiko… Oh, he should be dead by now. Or rather, he died a long time ago and has become a puppet.”

"Xiao Nan... it must be her. So, it's her, right? But you probably don't know her real name. Speaking of which, what was her codename in 'Akatsuki' again?"

"White? White Tiger?"

"Right?"

The look in Biwa Juzo's eyes was no longer just shock; he looked at Uchiha Ikezumi as if he were looking at a monster.

Every casual remark from the other party, made as if it were a normal conversation, revealed highly confidential information about Xiao.

The feeling it gave was that Uchiha Izumi, standing right in front of them, was the true mastermind behind the Akatsuki!
This guy knew a lot of information that even a newbie like me didn't know!

"Nagato..."

"Yahiko..."

"Xiao Nan..."

"Only Yahiko is dead? Nagato and Konan are still alive?"

Jiraiya murmured those three extremely familiar names, his reaction even more intense than that of Juzo Biwa. His three former disciples had joined the Akatsuki organization? And it even sounded like they might already be high-ranking members?

Otherwise, how could they possibly command the mighty Seven Ninja Swordsmen?
Jiraiya even conceived a bold idea.

Is it possible that Akatsuki was founded by them? Otherwise, why would Uchiha Izumi single out these three individuals for discussion? The only explanation is that these three were the absolute leadership of Akatsuki!

Jiraiya's mind was in complete disarray. He felt that he had learned far more information in those few short minutes than he had painstakingly investigated for several years.

……

Ninja school.

The Sarutobi clan members and Izumishima Fuya's family members rushed over and collected all the bodies.

Hyuga Neji silently watched the departing figures of the Sarutobi clan ninja carrying the corpse.

He witnessed everything that had happened from a short distance away.

This gave Neji a deeper understanding of "absolute justice".

His emotional instincts told him that when Uchiha Izumi was about to leave the Ninja Academy, he should have quickly followed him and shown that he was very interested in "Absolute Justice" and wanted to believe in it.

but……

Neji clenched his fists tightly, his deep-seated fear and inferiority preventing him from taking that step.

The fear stemmed from Uchiha Izumi's immense power and the extreme methods that even Neji found terrifying.

The inferiority complex stems from the caged bird curse mark etched on his forehead.

Neji was terrified that because of this cursed seal, the other party would refuse to believe in [absolute justice].

No one expected that this top genius in the ninja academy would have such a conflicted and contradictory moment.

"...Zong family!!!"

Neji knew that his twisted thinking was a bad thing.

But he didn't know what to do.

He could only vent his resentment on the Hyuga main family.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out behind Neji: "Are you the strange Hyuga Neji that the loser mentioned today, the one who yearns for justice?"

Neji frowned slightly and turned around to see Uchiha Sasuke with his hands in his pockets.

Neji knew Sasuke.

He had seen Sasuke before when he was outside the Hyuga clan's compound. He knew that Sasuke was the second son of the Uchiha clan's head and that Sasuke had previously killed a young member of the Hyuga clan.

Despite having just been rebuked by Yamanaka Ino, Sasuke still maintained the cold expression typical of the Uchiha clan.

He looked directly at Neji and said, "If you are truly interested in, or even admire, Ikezumi-sensei's absolute justice, then you shouldn't hesitate. Those who are conflicted and indecisive are unlikely to properly uphold justice."

Neji was slightly startled. Could this guy have seen through his thoughts?
Or is it that your thoughts are always written on your face, and anyone can easily see them?

Sasuke sized up Neji and said, "I know you're hailed as the Ninja Academy's number one genius in the last two years. I've also heard that you, as a second-year student at the Ninja Academy, were already able to fight to a draw with those sixth-year students who were about to graduate. I once considered you as one of the goals I wanted to surpass."

"Heh... Now it seems there's no point in surpassing someone so twisted. Or rather, I've already surpassed you."

“I’m not conflicted, and I’m not hesitant.” Neji’s eyes narrowed, and he emphasized his words.

After all, someone just popped up out of nowhere, and that person inexplicably started criticizing me...

Anyone with a normal personality would feel very uncomfortable, let alone Neji, a genius from the branch family who doesn't think he's inferior to the main family.

Neji took a breath, calmed down a bit, and said in a slightly deep voice, "What exactly do you want to say? Don't beat around the bush."

Sasuke smirked: "What I want to say is—you know nothing about justice. When you were at the bottom of the class, you showed curiosity and longing for justice, but what you really meant was a longing for power. In your eyes, justice represents power, and you crave power."

"Even if you muster the courage to tell Mr. Chi Quan what's on your mind, he won't accept you. In his eyes, you're not worthy of believing in justice."

Neji was stunned: "Why?!"

Sasuke immediately put what he had learned into practice, embellishing Yamanaka Ino's words from today with his own interpretation: "Because true justice... is concern for the victims, protection of the kind, judgment of evil, and advocacy of correct morality."

"Hyuga Neji, which of the points mentioned above apply to you? You, who only seek justice for the sake of power, are ultimately just a puppet of power, and one day you will fall into the abyss of evil."

After saying that, Sasuke didn't give Neji a chance to answer. Right in front of Neji, he turned around and left without hesitation.

To strike a pose, he deliberately slowed down his movements a little.

They captured the essence of the Uchiha clan perfectly.

"..."

Neji stood there in silence for a long time.

……

"How is he? How is he?" As Sasuke turned the corner of a corridor, he was met by Naruto, who looked on with great curiosity. Naruto asked excitedly, "How is he?"

Sasuke's forced cool expression and pose finally gave way.

He relaxed slightly, gave a soft hum, and asked, "The bottom of the class, why are you making me do such a boring thing?"

Naruto answered frankly, "Because he yearns for justice, but I always feel that he, like the two of us before, doesn't actually know much about justice. At times like this, someone needs to tell him what true justice is, just like Yamanaka Ino told us what true justice is."

"Once he understands, he can become our companion!"

Naruto grinned, patting Sasuke on the shoulder, "Besides, what we're doing is adding new blood of justice to Ikezumi-sensei! How could it be something pointless?" "I think that guy has a lot of potential, and he's pretty good too. Maybe he can become the fourth person in the Ninja Academy to believe in justice!"

Sasuke slapped Naruto's hand away in disgust, a look of disdain on his face: "Next time, you do it yourself."

Naruto muttered, "If I could memorize all these lines, I would have gone in myself long ago."

Ino, standing behind Naruto: "..."

She increasingly felt that these two guys were very immature.

That Lord Uchiha Izumi never said they were allowed to develop any new blood of justice in the Ninja Academy. Is it really okay for them to act on their own like this?

At this time.

Ino seemed to sense something. She looked in the direction she felt, and saw a pink-haired head suddenly retract.

Ino was startled.

"Sakura?"

……

"puff--"

Inside the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat when he suddenly heard a report from an Anbu ninja and almost spat the tea all over Koharu Utatane's face.

"The Amegakure envoy has been arrested by the police?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was full of disbelief.

It was thought that Uchiha Izumi, who had upheld justice today, would take a short break. And as the Third Hokage, he also needed time to process what had happened that day.

But who would have thought that before he could even settle in, he would receive such news, almost catching Hiruzen Sarutobi completely off guard.

"Which Rain Village envoy?!" Komura Utatane, who had subtly dodged the tea that Hiruzen Sarutobi had spat out, couldn't help but frown and ask, "Weren't those Rain Village envoys being entertained by Homura? Uchiha Ikezumi couldn't possibly arrest people in front of Homura, could he?"

The moment those words left her mouth, even Koharu herself paused for a moment, realizing she hadn't thought things through.

Because Uchiha Izumi not only dares, but he's also incredibly daring in this regard!
The other party even dared to kill members of the Mitomon clan in front of Mitomon En, let alone capture people.

"No."

The ANBU ninja shook his head and said, "The one who was captured is Juzo Biwa, who defected to Amegakure! And it wasn't Izumi Uchiha who captured him, but Izumi Uchiha's subordinate, a girl named 'Izumi Uchiha'."

"It's her?!" Koharu's expression immediately became interesting. She clearly remembered that this brat had mocked her before, and had done so without any hesitation in front of her.

She had a very deep impression of that Uchiha girl.

of course……

It's a negative impression.

Koharu Utatane questioned again, "You must be one of those ANBU ninjas who were following Juzo Biwa, right? Since you witnessed everything, why didn't you stop that Uchiha brat?"

"Because Lord Jiraiya was also present," the ANBU ninja reported truthfully. "Furthermore, after Izumi Uchiha and Anko Mitarashi requested that Juzo Biwa be taken to the police force, Lord Jiraiya happened to appear, and he seemed to want to capture Juzo Biwa as well."

This time, it was Koharu's turn to be confused. It was one thing that the matter of Sakura Sarutobi at the Ninja Academy was related to Tsunade.

After all, Koharu didn't have much hope for that female gambler. How could someone addicted to gambling possibly have normal values?
It's understandable that Tsunade would be blinded by absolute justice.
The issue is……

How did Pipa Juzo end up getting involved with Jiraiya again?

What's going on with the Legendary Sannin of Konoha? It would have been fine if they hadn't returned to the village, but their return has caused all sorts of trouble.

“Juzo Biwa has been captured…” Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned. “This is a major diplomatic incident! If he were just a rogue ninja from Kirigakure, it would be fine, but he is also an envoy from Amegakure. If something goes wrong, it will be difficult to explain to Amegakure.”

"but."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly realized something: "Ikezumi's subordinate clashed with Juzo Biwa immediately. Does this mean that nothing serious will happen?"

Xiaochun, who was turning over in her dorm, was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Because, given the way Ikezumi and his subordinates operate, if Juzo Biwa were an utterly wicked villain, their first reaction wouldn't be to arrest him and bring him into the police force, but rather to kill him on the spot in the name of absolute justice."

"By the time we realized what had happened, Pipa Juzo was either already a corpse or had already escaped. Now he has only been captured, which means that he will not be killed by Ikezumi or his subordinates for the time being."

Xiaochun's lips twitched as she turned to her new room.

That makes sense.

"But we can't let the envoy from Amegakure be detained by the police force. What kind of order would that be? If the leader of Amegakure finds out about this, I'm afraid we in Konoha won't be able to explain it either."

Xiaochun said after turning to bed.

"Ah."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly and said to the ANBU ninja who came to report, "Go and contact Fugaku and have him, as the head of the police force, order the police force to release Juzo Biwa."

"Yes! Hokage-sama!"

……

Inside the interrogation room of the Uchiha Police Department.

Uchiha Izumi's calm and indifferent gaze contrasted sharply with the shocked expressions on Jiraiya and Biwa Juzo's faces.

"dawn……"

Jiraiya took a deep breath, no longer caring about the others present, and directly asked Uchiha Ikezumi, "Ikezumi, was the Akatsuki organization founded by Yahiko and the other two?"

Uchiha Izumi glanced at him, and Jiraiya got the answer from that cold look—yes!

Jiraiya gasped again.

He didn't mind Uchiha Ikezumi's reluctance to talk to him.

Jiraiya quickly asked again in a gentle tone, "What exactly is their purpose in creating the Akatsuki organization? Because based on my investigation of the Akatsuki over the years, I have found that it is purely a military mercenary organization that profits from instigating wars between small countries. This... this is completely unlike the style of the three of them."

"What kind of illusion makes you think you can see into the hearts of those three people?"

Uchiha Ikezumi finally spoke up and acknowledged him.

"What kind of illusion makes you think that just because they were once your disciples, they must develop their future lives according to your vision?"

Uchiha Ikezumi slowly said, "Put away your self-righteous attitude that you are the only one who is right, Jiraiya. You cannot imagine what kind of extreme ideas and extreme beasts will be bred in the twisted and morbid ninja world."

"Of your three naive disciples, after the death of the most naive one, the remaining two have been misled. Or rather, even if no one misled them, they would still be influenced by the distorted ninja world, thus developing the same morbid ideas."

Jiraiya was stunned.

“Uchiha Ikezumi, what you’re saying sounds like… like you know them better than I do?” Pipa Juzo said.

He looked at Uchiha Ikezumi and continued, "The feeling you give me... is that you are the real mastermind behind the Akatsuki!"

To Jiraiya's surprise, Izumi Uchiha completely ignored him and continued, "I want to know what your two still-living disciples are thinking?"

"miss you!"

Jiraiya's response was almost entirely without thought.

Pipa Juzo: "..."

Damn it! I was once an elite member of the Mist Village, but does my word carry so little weight in this godforsaken place?
He's ignoring me!
but.

Juzo Biwa didn't speak again, because he was also very curious about what the leader of Akatsuki was thinking. He only had a vague understanding of Akatsuki's true goals and what they wanted to do, after all, he was just a newcomer.

He was also curious.

Uchiha Izumi didn't consider Nagato's secret a secret at all, since it wasn't his own: "Your disciple named Nagato believes the ninja world is sick. He thinks there is no peace in this cursed ninja world, and that people can never understand each other."

Jiraiya was stunned.

This……

This is completely different from Yahiko's idea; in fact, it can be said to be the exact opposite!

"He tried to find a secret weapon that could destroy a country and use this power to bring the world the fear and pain of war. He believed that as long as the world felt pain, he could use people's fear of pain to suppress the war in the ninja world."

"As for your other disciple, Konan, she doesn't have much of her own opinion. She follows Yahiko's goals, and she follows Nagato's goals."

At this point, Uchiha Ikezumi smiled.

Although it was just a slight upturn of the corners of his mouth, Jiraiya still noticed it.

And this was not a laugh of appreciation, but a laugh of mockery.

"Jiraiya. When you were teaching them, did you not teach them any academic subjects?" Uchiha Izumi said to Jiraiya without any hesitation, "I find it hard to imagine what kind of desperate illiterate person could come up with such a way to suppress war. He and Uchiha Itachi can be considered as the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix."

Jiraiya didn't understand what the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix were.

He could tell that Uchiha Ikezumi held Nagato's idea of ​​"making the world feel pain" in utter contempt.

As for Uchiha Izumi's last question, Jiraiya didn't know how to answer it.

because……

He truly hadn't taught them any academic subjects. After all, it was wartime, and Amegakure was in dire straits at that time. All he could teach them was the power to survive; he didn't have the time to teach any academic subjects.

But now Jiraiya regrets it.

Perhaps... I should have taught Yahiko and the others academic subjects back then.

No, Yahiko probably doesn't need to be taught; he's the only normal one.

But Nagato and Konan must be taught!

pity.

late.

"Ha... It seems I overheard some secret information I shouldn't have." Juzo Biwa's expression stiffened, making him feel that he might be silenced by that woman when he returned. Of course, that was assuming she knew what he had experienced in Konoha.

"So you're the root of all evil! Meow!" Tachibana Jiro pointed a paw at Jiraiya and said without any politeness, "Those three people that Lord Ikezumi just mentioned, could they be one of the so-called prophetic children you were looking for back then?"

Jiraiya's expression froze.

"This is the prophesied child that the giant toad spoke of? This is the savior he was talking about? Jiraiya, the savior you found and taught is someone who harbors extreme ideas of destroying the entire ninja world."

"Meow, how can you be sure that the children of prophecy you find later won't be spoiled by you? Or rather... the reason they turned out this way is because of you! Because you spoiled them, meow!"

"You're the one who really needs to reflect on your actions, Jiraiya! I think you've been completely fooled by that giant toad! You'd be better off trusting our Ninja Cat Clan than that giant toad!"

"At least, our Ninja Cat Clan truly cares about whether the ninja world can restore order and justice. We are also genuinely using our own strength to help Lord Ikezumi share his burdens and solve his problems."

"Instead of being like that giant toad, or like you, Jiraiya, placing the ninja world on the shoulders of the so-called prophetic child."

Jiro Tachibana is making vehement criticisms of Jiraiya and the Great Toad Sage.

Jiraiya opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

He suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

……

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(End of this chapter)